Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Are you looking to have a sustainable career? Whilst truly making the world better, fairer and greener for the next generation.

You will be a true hero in the eyes of future generations to come. By playing a key part in our bold commitment to transform our business into a provider of net zero carbon sustainable materials by 2040. You truly will be making the world a be a better place to live for the next generation.

We require a skilled Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join our team working as a key maintenance team member, you will carry out reactive, predictive and planned maintenance.
Package DescriptionAttractive salary plus great benefits such as:

Bonus scheme
Cycle to work scheme
23 days plus bank holidays
Option to buy and sell leave
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Employee Support to include Life Assurance and critical illness pay
24/7 Colleague Assistance Programme and Financial Wellbeing Support – access to affordable loans, savings accounts, advanced earned pay, and financial education via salary finance
Online savings- major retailers, utilities, entertainment plus many more

What you will be doing:
Promoting a positive Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental culture throughout the business.
Conduct and provide guidance and support in the development of risk analysis, developing SOP’s and improvement plans.
Attend sites for proactive and reactive work within the area as required.
 Pro-active during machinery maintenance and repair.
Implement Root Cause Analysis (RCA) approach to eliminate repeat issues and contribute to medium and long term plans.
Provide direction to the operational team.
Maintain critical spares levels for routine maintenance.
Troubleshoot and drive shared learnings to improve performance across Emr.
Liaise with and manage contractors to ensure correct RAMS are in place prior to work commencement and adhered to during work.
Work with suppliers to ensure the best quality, service and cost.
Keep all documentation up to date on the CMMS system.
Attend training as required to keep within legislation and up to date knowledge.
Work as part of a team to complete scheduled blade changes on shears.
Work as part of a team to complete scheduled work on balers and shears.
Assist in completion of any remedial work highlighted from AC/PPM.
Complete all PPM tasks scheduled.
Provide proactive and reactive engineering support to all EMR sites in designated region.

About you:
A nationally recognised mechanical / fabrication  time served apprenticeship minimum level 3
Maintenance experience in a  heavy engineering environment
H&S qualification equivalent to IOSH Managing safely
First principles relating to the operation and maintenance of appropriate plant and equipment
Maintenance and operational practices, processes and procedures covering a range of plant and equipment

Who we are?European Metal Recycling is a global leader in sustainable materials with physical operations in the UK, USA, Germany and the Netherlands. Our core business is the recycling of metal and plastics from a range of public, commercial and industrial waste streams. Our recycling activities generate around 10 million tonnes of sustainable materials every year, saving over 10 million tonnes of CO2.

Our mission is to have great people serving our customers with dependable recycling solutions. EMR is still privately owned, with family values at its core. It’s a place where we care about our people, our customers, our workplace and our communities. We offer diverse and exciting career opportunities where individuals can make a difference and are recognised and rewarded for their hard work.

Find out more about us at www.emrgroup.com  

It goes without saying that you will need the correct licences or certificates for a variety of our roles.

However, at EMR we value the way we do things as much as the delivery. We call our expectations our Behaviours. They align with our Values of We Care and We Do, and they apply across all levels and roles in the business.

​We Care

- Integrity – you are Respectful and Honest

- Trust – you are Collaborative and Authentic

We Do

- Accountable – you are Determined and Responsible

- Innovative – you have a Growth Mind-set and you are Progressive

If we all carry out our roles in line with these Behaviours, we will achieve success as One Team. If you embody our Behaviours, we want to hear from you!